Senior AI Strategy & Transformation Analyst

MCI; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

MCI in South Africa's Gauteng region seeks a Senior AI Business Analyst to lead cross-functional analysis for AI and automation initiatives. You will translate business needs into technical requirements, drive workshops, gather requirements, and shape AI delivery with stakeholders.

The role emphasizes building business cases, ROI assessments, and ensuring measurable outcomes from AI investments while aligning with governance, change management, and performance tracking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Information Systems, Technology, Operations Management, Computer Science, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in business analysis, consulting, transformation, or related disciplines.
• Experience gathering and managing business requirements.
• Experience supporting technology, automation, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking capabilities.
• Experience developing business cases and ROI assessments.
• Ability to translate business objectives into technical requirements.
• Strong communication and presentation abilities.
• Experience working within Agile and structured delivery methodologies.
• Strong documentation and process-mapping skills.
• Ability to manage complex initiatives and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis activities supporting AI initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation technologies.
• Conduct business assessments and opportunity analyses.
• Develop business cases and value propositions.
• Support AI strategy and transformation initiatives.
• Translate business needs into effective AI solutions.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagements.
• Gather, analyze, and document requirements.
• Support solution design and validation activities.
• Ensure alignment between business needs and technical delivery.
• Build strong relationships across business and technical teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders.
• Facilitate decision-making and prioritization activities.
• Support executive presentations and recommendations.
• Drive alignment across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Help ensure successful implementation and measurable outcomes.
• Support testing, deployment, and adoption activities.
• Monitor business outcomes and value realization.
• Identify enhancement opportunities and continuous improvements.
• Support change management initiatives.
• Promote best practices in business analysis and AI adoption.
• Contribute to governance and delivery frameworks.
• Maintain documentation and standards.
• Support operational and compliance requirements.
• Mentor junior analysts and team members.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Analytical thinking

Critical thinking

Requirements gathering

ROI assessments

Business communication

Presentations

Agile delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/IT

Job description

MCI in South Africa's Gauteng region seeks a Senior AI Business Analyst to lead cross-functional analysis for AI and automation initiatives. You will translate business needs into technical requirements, drive workshops, gather requirements, and shape AI delivery with stakeholders.

The role emphasizes building business cases, ROI assessments, and ensuring measurable outcomes from AI investments while aligning with governance, change management, and performance tracking.